In 1820, revolutions broke out in Spain,
Naples, and Portugal. The revolutionaries overthrew absolutist regimes and
forced monarchs to accept written constitutions and some representative
institutions. In the case of the Iberian countries, these years also were
marked by the final dismemberment of their Atlantic empires. By 1823, the fledgling
liberal governments in Southern Europe had collapsed. The leaders were
imprisoned, exiled, or executed. Over the course of the succeeding decades,
cycles of revolution and reaction dominated the politics of Southern Europe.
The political tumult occurred against the backdrop of, and helped to inform, an
extraordinarily fertile cultural moment, Romanticism, which in turn
cross-pollinated the political thought of the epoch. By focusing on several
leading political writers, poets, historians and novelists from different
Southern European countries, the lecture will explore and analyze the intersections,
connections, and divergences between Liberalism and Romanticism in Southern
Europe in the first half of the nineteenth century.

The programme can be seen by clicking on the link at the right hand side of the page.

Registration
To book your place please use the online registration link at the right hand side of the page. The standard fee is £20 with a reduced student fee of £10. This includes lunch and refreshments.